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Tag Archives: cruising
Mystery Crime Blog, RNZI, Amazon Best Seller
The Mystery Crime Blog today posted a complimentary item about my book, Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss. “Dare I Call It Murder? carefully and clearly deciphers a maze of contradictory claims for a highly believable … Continue reading
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Tagged books, cruising, grief, memoir, New Zealand, PTSD, sailing, true crime, violent loss
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“Dare I Call It Murder?” Featured in ALLi News, Ranked in 5 Amazon Best-Seller Lists
The Alliance of Independent Authors featured my book in today’s news bulletin, noting that Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss was “#2 on Amazon’s Hot New Releases list for Biographies & Memoirs and as high as … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rule, bereavement, books, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, Rangiroa, sailing, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent loss, wigeon
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Holy crap! My book hit #1 in Amazon’s Hot New Releases
Holy crap! I can’t believe it. I hit #1 in Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Biographies & Memoirs Also moved up to #6 in Kindle eBooks > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Authors #10 in Books > Biographies … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, books, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, sailing, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent loss
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Milestone Reached in Book’s March to the Press
Another milestone for a book—Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss—the naysayers said would not (and in some cases “should not”) be published. Galley proofs for the hardback and paperback editions arrived this week and they look … Continue reading
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Tagged cruising, French Polynesia, Jody Edwards, Kirkland, Loren Edwards, Rangiroa, sailing, San Diego, Seattle, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent death
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Book Launch July 9 — Dare I Call It Murder? — Win a Prize
Just when I had almost concluded my book Dare I Call It Murder? — A Memoir of Violent Loss, might never get published, things came together quickly and the date is set — July 9. We’ll have an online party … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rule, bereavement, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, Rangiroa, sailing, Spellbound, Tahiti, true crime, violent death, violent loss
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Remembrance: The Blindside Book/Movie Deal — New Excerpt Now Online
Thirty-five years ago this week, an overzealous true-crime writer tried to strong-arm me into signing an onerous contract involving a book and movie deal. One of several bloodsucking ghouls trying to capitalize on the tragic deaths of my father and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rule, bereavement, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Jody Edwards, Loren Edwards, PTSD, sailing, Spellbound, true crime, violent loss
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Spellbound Waltz played on grandad’s fiddle
On recent visit to Camano Island (Washington) to visit cousin Joe Parks, his wife, Suzi, recorded me playing Spellbound Waltz on my grandfather’s fiddle. (A fiddle that she, as a wonderful surprise, presented to me because she, sadly, can no … Continue reading
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Tagged cruising, fiddle, Joanne Edwards, Loren Edwards, Spellbound, waltz
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Remembrance: The FBI enters the scene …
Thirty-five years ago today, at the Gendarmerie in Papeete, Tahiti, the FBI interviewed my brother for several hours about the suspicious deaths of our parents. At one point they took a break, and one of the agents—I dubbed him Steely … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Joanne Edwards, Loren Edwards, memoir, PTSD, Rangiroa, Spellbound, violent death
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Remembrance: L’hôpital de Mamao, Papeete, Tahiti . . .
I posted the fourth and final installment of the excerpted portions of my book, Dare I Call It Murder? — A Memoir of Violent Loss, Chapter 4 excerpt. This chapter takes place at L’hôpital de Mamao in Papeete, Tahiti, where … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Joanne Edwards, Loren Edwards, PTSD, sailing, Tahiti, true crime, violent loss
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Remembrance: But things did get worse . . .
Thank you to all of you who commented or sent me emails with your kind words of support and encouragement. It means a lot to me. Over the years, I tried to put my parents’ deaths behind me, and put … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Rule, bereavement, cruising, French Polynesia, grief, Joanne Edwards, memoir, PTSD, sailing, violent death, violent loss
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Polishing Your Prose 